With the Tigers' Wednesday win against the Mets, they solidified at least a .500 season and maintained a 9.5-game lead over the AL Central's second-place Royals. It's not a matter of if the Tigers get to the postseason, rather when they officially lock in their spot. There are two formulas you can use to find the magic number:Games remaining + 1 - (Losses by second place team - losses by first place team) OR163 - (first-place team's win total + second-place team's loss total) = magic number. Through Sept. 15, the Tigers are 85-65 and Guardians, who have fought back to the second place spot, are 78-71. The Tigers' magic number to clinch the AL Central is 7.